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Xiomara's bad and she knows it. She's not only a cute face; she's working on her degree as well. Left with scars from her past, she's only focused on her money and building her brand. After encountering Jrue in the club, she's offered a job that unknowingly changes things for her, causing her to look at her choices differently.

Life has a funny way of revealing where you're supposed to be and whether you're on the right path or not. These four people are attempting to maneuver in a world where everything isn't completely black and white. Fiji Dante epitomizes the term "nice girl gone wrong." Fiji is stuck in a violent relationship with her fiancé Carlos and sees no way out. Raising a baby with him just makes matters worse, but when she encounters a street king who vows to save her life, Fiji wonders if the risk is worth it. Fiji wants to try for happiness, but she doesn't want to lose her life in the process. ...

On Christmas Eve, 1951 in New Orleans, fifteen-year-old Johnnie Wise is sold into prostitution by her domineering mother, and her dreams of being an Evangelist or nightclub singer like Billie Holiday vanish like the notes of an old song. In her new life, surrounded by powerful men with even more powerful secrets, Johnnie finds that she can use romance with the men that pay to sleep with her to her advantage, and the teenage girl finds herself thrown into a world of wealth, bribery, and cold-blooded gangsters. But, the underbelly of New Orleans in the fifties isn’t without its dangers.

After the failed attempt on Connor’s hit, life takes a turn for everyone. Nicki and Quest are trying to mend their fractured relationship with a child, while Brees is determined to do whatever it takes to win Leah back. Just as things start to calm down, their father Fox creates a spark reigniting the drama as he comes on the scene. Fox is ruthless, he is confident, and in his head, he's the driving force behind all of the success around him. Will their father ever balance out their lives, or will his presence cause a shift no one saw coming? One Chill Millionaire 5: Fox Legacy

Hoe. Slut. Skank. Those were all words that Ms. Dreka Hendrix has been called over the past few months ever since she landed her a job at Sin City. Sin City is a major strip club here in Miami, Florida. While most people are there trying to showcase their talents, Dreka is there only because it is her last resort. She’s raising a six-year-old daughter by the name of Charisma, and doing whatever she has to do to provide for her and her child.

“Heavy is the head that wears the Crown!” Left reeling from everything going on around him, LaVare ”Lego” Jefferson, knows that with great power comes even greater tribulations. Drowning in destruction, he spots a beautiful lifeboat that belongs to another; will LaVare choose to sink or swim in a forbidden sea, despite the consequences? Hell bent on avenging his brother’s death, Graham Taylor, is back with an even bigger chip on his shoulder. Finding help, love, and loyalty in an unwanted place, little does he know, old wounds don’t heal overnight. Making an attempt to save her ...

A HOT AND JUICY BOXED SET FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JADE JONES Yvonne, a dedicated special agent living in the heart of Chicago, is as smart and sensible as they come in almost everything – except love. When she meets Noble, a bad boy billionaire armed with enough suave and swagger to steal a girl’s heart, she falls head over heels in love with him. But it turns out that Yvonne’s new man is armed with a lot more than just killer good looks. 
 Meanwhile, Yvonne’s best friend Sami’s love life turns into a tangled web as she holds her boyfriend, Chaos down while running around town ...

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding.

Numb is a raw and emotional story about trauma, redemption, and the unexpected power of love to awaken what's been buried deep. Tatum Reese is a fearless top reporter at Media Frenzy. Tatum has been secretly investigating Hollywood icon, Carol Peterson, a beloved actress who is hiding a dark history. After years of pursuit, Tatum is led to one of Carol’s victims, Poetic Pain, an emotionally scarred but gifted filmmaker. Poetic lives in isolation, haunted by his past unwilling to build a future. He refuses love and family. With the encouragement of his therapist, he confronts his trauma ...

Faith often feels that her man has way too much money for the small legal endeavors that he tells her about, but she chooses to believe in him. That is until the feds kicks in her door one day. She doesn't know if she has it in her to be a ride-or-die, but putting her belief in Trust may give her an everlasting love or cause her to lose what she loves most.

Presley Evans has been labeled as promiscuous ever since she was a teenager and it has unfortunately followed her into adulthood. Being painted as someone she isn't, for as long as she can remember, has taken a toll on the young beauty, numbing her whole being. Couple that with the hurtful secrets she's harboring from the world, no one would blame her for her desensitized attitude. But when she meets a handsome NFL player who offers her an arrangement she can't turn down, and one that would ignite the spark she's been missing for so long, Presley can't help but to oblige.

Saint Baptiste fell in love. That was never part of the plan. His relationship with Naoki was supposed to be purely physical. He never intended to feel anything for her, but from the moment they locked eyes four years ago, he felt something. At the time, he didn't realize that the feeling was love. Uncertain how to handle his emotions, he put up walls and tried to maintain control—the one thing he didn't have with her. In focusing on his ego, he did the very thing he never wanted to do: ignored the 'fragile' label only he could see and mishandled her.

When her marriage to an NFL phenom ended, so did Adrienne Sheppard's chance at wealth and security. Now she's betting on her exclusive new nightclub - and her new man - to turn her luck around.… Sexy vixen Shanice Whitaker is taking her pay-for-play schemes to a whole new level to stack up the mad fortune of her dreams.… And Zakiya Lee is sure she knows how to work the sports fame game straight into full-time professional wife-hood with her NBA star.…

Raised as a debutante, ladylike and reserved, London Jones has stepped into unknown territory. From the moment her life collided with a man who should've been off-limits, a bachelor with a hot reputation - staying out of his way was the sensible thing to do. However, she finds herself caught in a tangled web of passionate fervor whenever he comes near. So much so that her ability to place a barrier between them becomes a futile battle. The heart wants what it wants, and London's heart yearns for him.

Amber Halloway is what some would call “forbidden fruit” because she is so stunning. When her father is murdered by the local kingpin’s mob, she uses her beauty to her advantage. Step 1: Infiltrate. With the help of her older brother, Dawg, she gets a job at the biggest strip club in the city to gain the attention of the man responsible for killing her father. Step 2: Make him fall in love. Amber just never anticipated that he would be so charming. Step 3: Rob him blind and deliver the same fate as he did her father.

Chime, Chance, and Cinnamon Smith are three sisters from Louisiana: living life on the edge. When Chime encounters her high school crush, Prince, at her job, sparks immediately fly. Love is in the air; and so is a scam. Becoming a young mother has slowed Cinnamon down; however, Chance, is always down for an easy lick. But what happens when things go wrong, and she finds out she’s picked up more than just a bag? Prince, King, and Major Brown are three of Louisiana's top drug lords. While Prince is the boss, he can't help the distraction from running into his high school crush in the ...

Stevie Bluehaven faces a tough decision: break the number one street code or stay in an abusive relationship. Choosing herself, the twenty-seven-year-old dog groomer goes against the grain and runs to a new city with her baby, best friend, and the clothes on her back. Taking advantage of her fresh start, Stevie pours all her time into building her clientele and restoring her faith in herself. However, an impromptu night out leads her to a place inhabited by a dangerous man, with broadening energy and protection the runaway didn’t know she would need.

Just when Camryn and Ace thought the drama was finally over in their lives, Ace finds himself at Camryn’s bedside after an almost tragic situation leaves her in the hospital after she’s seemingly drugged at her graduation party. When it is discovered that Ace’s ex-girlfriend, Mercedes, and his club manager, Malik, along with a bartender are behind the whole incident, Ace is out for revenge against the woman he once loved. Meanwhile, a trip to Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico turns into a summer that Camryn and Ace will never forget, especially when Ace begins talking to Camryn about marriage ...

It is the story of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove--a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning and the tragedy of its fulfillment.

Amari Moody, the daughter of a powerful mafia boss, is navigating her life with a mental health disorder and a troubled past. Just as she is finding her footing, her world is turned upside down when her father arranges a marriage between her and Domonick Rivera, the son of a rival cartel leader. Amari is hesitant, but as she gets to know Domonick, she finds herself drawn to him in ways she can't explain. Meanwhile, finding out her best friend Britt is pregnant with Amari's brother Channing's child causes a rift in their lifelong friendship.